Roll-paper holder and cutter



(NoY Model.)

J. BAINES.

ROLL PAPER HOLDER AND GUTTER. No. 421,225. Patented Feb. 11, 1890.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN EAINEs, or PIQUA, OHIO.

ROLL-PAPER HOLDER AND CUTTER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 421,225, dated February11, 1890. Application filed August 17; 1389. Serial No. 321,055. (llomodel.)

.To a/Z whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN BAINES, a citizen of the United States, and aresident of Piqua, in the county of Miami and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new an d u sefullmprovements in Paper Holders andGutters; and I do hereby declare that t-he following is a full, clear,and eXact description of the invention, which will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in roll-paper holders andcutters, and has for its object to construct a simple, efficient, andinexpensive device of this class, and one in which the pressure of theknife against the roll shall be as firm when the roll of paper hasbecome small as when a large roll rests in the holder. I attain thisobject by the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in whichmFigure l is an end view of my device with a roll of paper in position.Fig. 2 is a vert-ical sectional view of the same with the paper removed,and Fig. 3 is a detail view of the cam shown in Figs. l and 2.

Like letters of reference denote corresponding parts in all the figures.

Referring to the drawings, the letter A designates the bed of thedevice, to which are removably fixed two upright hollow stand ards B,having suitable footfpieces Z) and top rests a. To the top rests a isfastened the platform cross-brace C. At about half the vertical heightof the standards B are the lugs D, which furnish bearings for the gudgeons E, which are fixed in the ends of the roller F. On the roller F isplaced the roll of paper, and the roller may be removed from the frameat any time to put 011 a fresh roll,

or for other purpose, by lifting it above its bearin gs. In the hollowstandards are placed the coiled springs G. The bottom of the springrests upon the bed A, and the top bears against the bottom of thevertical rod H, which in turn bears against the cam I. The cams I arefixed, one upon each end of the rod lo of the yoke K, and play up anddown in the slots c, cut through the standards. This yoke is providedwith suitable bearings in the lips M, which project from the standardsB, and with a knife L of the usual form adapted to bear against the rollof paper, and on the edge of which the paper is torn off.

The operation and advantages of my invention are, briefly stated, asfollows:

The roller is slipped into the roll of paper and its gudgeons droppedinto their bearings. The vertical rods press against the cams by theaction of the coiled springs and press the knife against the roll ofpaper. It will be seen that the fulcrum of the lever formed by the yokeand the cams fixed thereto is always the same, that the power is alwaysapplied within the standards B, and that by this arrangement the knifewill bear against the roll when small with the same force as when theroll is large.

It is desirable in a device of this class to be able to vary thepressure with which the knife bears against the roll, for if the paper-be thick and strong it will require to be pulled against the edge ofthe knife with more force in order to tear it off, while if the paper belight it will be necessary for it to run easily under the knife, and inmy device the pressure of the knife can be varied at will by putting inlonger or shorter vertical rods I-I, thus changing t-he tension of thespring. These vert-ical rods H are` of wood, and consequently there isno expense attached to having or making sets of any desiredlength. Thehollow standards are open at the bottom, and by detaching them from thebed A the frame may be lifted and the vertical rods changed.

It may be found more desirable in many cases to dispense with the bed Aand to fasten the standards directly to a counter, shelf, or table. rlhecam I may be diametrically reversed upon the rod k, a cord fastened tothe outer end, slipped into the slot c, and fastened to a weight in theinterior of the hollow stand ards. Said weights and cords will thenserve the same purpose as the springs and vertical rods.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent of the United States` l. The lIerein-described rollpaperholder and cutter, having hollow standards provided IOO with springs andvertical rods7 said rods be-` ing a knife and cams adapted to receivethe pressure of said springs, and a roller adapted to receive the rollsof paper, substantially as described.

3. The combination, in a roll-paper holder and cutter, of a base, a topbrace, hollow and slotted standards having,` lugs and lips formingbearings springs inserted in said hollow standards, changeable verticalrods inserted in said standards, a yoke bearinga knife and jonrnaled inbearings formed by said lips, cams fixed to said yoke, and a rolleradapted to receive a roll of paper and to be removably placed in thebearings formed by the lugs on said standards, all combined to(3o-operate substantially in the manner and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereuntoaffixed my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN BAINES.

Vitnesses:

JOHN W. BAINS, M. E. RoBIsoN.

